Test-optional colleges struggle with fairness in the admissions process
THE HECHINGER REPORT — One college admissions officer at a large public university described how test-optional admissions had spurred more disagreements in his office. A third reader on an application was often called in to break a tie when one staffer said ‘yes’ and another said ‘no.’ Without SAT and ACT scores, he explained, the…
Read More about Test-optional colleges struggle with fairness in the admissions processSurvey: Most Americans oppose laws restricting faculty free speech
HIGHER ED DIVE — This latest polling data comes as academic freedom has become a major issue for state and federal lawmakers. State legislative proposals that would restrict the topics colleges can teach are on the rise this year compared to 2021, according to an August report from PEN America.
Read More about Survey: Most Americans oppose laws restricting faculty free speechOpinion: Rising college tuition costs are causing a decline in intellectual curiosity
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Pundits on both sides of the aisle continue to debate the merits of President Biden’s plans to cancel student debt. But no matter which side of the debate you fall on, it’s hard to argue with the fact that canceling up to $20,000 in student debt will not fix the entrenched…
Read More about Opinion: Rising college tuition costs are causing a decline in intellectual curiosityHBCUs see increased enrollment
NEWSONE — Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are increasing their enrollments at a time when many other institutions of higher learning are seeing a decline in their number of students.
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NPR — Undergraduate college enrollment is continuing its years-long decline, though at a much less drastic rate than during the pandemic. According to preliminary data released Thursday, U.S. colleges and universities saw a drop of just 1.1% of undergraduate students between the fall of 2021 and 2022. This follows a historic decline that began in…
Read More about Colleges see slower decline in enrollmentStudents and legal scholars advocate for California universities to allow undocumented students to work without permits
LOS ANGELES TIMES — The University of California is considering a proposal to break legal ground by hiring immigrant students without work authorization in what would be a test of federal law that could dramatically alter tens of thousands of young lives.
Read More about Students and legal scholars advocate for California universities to allow undocumented students to work without permitsFully online universities see influx of young students
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Big online universities experienced massive growth across the board during the pandemic. Southern New Hampshire, for example, grew from 135,000 students in March 2020 to 175,000 today, according to Paul LeBlanc, the institution’s president.
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USA TODAY — Finishing a degree can be the least of a person’s worries when they don’t know where their next meal is coming from or where they’ll sleep at night. A new survey of more than 80,000 community college students found a third of respondents said they already struggled to get enough food to eat within the last…
Read More about Many community college students face food insecurityUS Supreme Court case on consideration of race in college admissions will have a broad impact on education
THE HECHINGER REPORT — It’s crunch time for thousands of high school seniors seeking spots at selective U.S. colleges, an annual ritual that appears to get more competitive every year, inviting hysteria, hair pulling and enormous anxiety.
Read More about US Supreme Court case on consideration of race in college admissions will have a broad impact on educationStudent loans pose disproportionate problems for Black borrowers
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — In November 2015, The New York Times published a story on student-loan debt that focused on the plight of Liz Kelley, a college graduate, mother of four, and high-school teacher who owed a whopping $410,000 in federal student loans.
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